Belmont University guide with Jaleah Kennedy, Antonaya Covington, Destiny Moore, Shaquilla Sewell, Deanna Austin, Aaliyah Burks, Porsha Culver, Tynesha Jones, and J’Andrea Williams.

September 2016

TRiO Newsletter

Inside this issue:

TRiO Students Tour Belmont University and Tennessee State University

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TRiO Tennessee Travelers at Vanderbilt University

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TRiO Tennessee Travelers Tour Fisk University

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TRiO Tennessee Travelers Play The Escape Game

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Scholarships and Financial Aid Information

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Wallace Community College

Tennessee Travelers: TRiO Student Support Services Tour Nashville Campuses, August 2016

Belmont is a student-centered, Christian community providing an academically challenging education that empowers men and women of diverse backgrounds.

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Belmont was founded in 1890. Alumni include Brad Paisley, Trisha Yearwood, Ian Clark, and Tamara Johnson-George.

“I really enjoyed Belmont University! Their campus was very beautiful. During basketball season, students shoot from the half court and, if they make it, they get that semester paid for!” —Antonaya Covington “I liked the bells at Belmont University. At Christmas, students and their families come and ring the bells. I liked that every student must do an internship in their junior year. The internship helps them get ready for a real job and helps with interviews and resume writing.” —Tynesha Jones

Tennessee State University is a land grant university founded in 1912. It is the only state-funded, historically black university in Tennessee.

TRiO Students Tour Belmont University and

Tennessee State University

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Vanderbilt University is a private research and medical center founded in 1873.

Cornelius Vanderbilt provided Vanderbilt University with its initial endowment of $1 million despite never having been to the South.

Sculpture of Pat Summit, former women’s head basketball coach at Vanderbilt. She had the most career wins in NCAA history.

The TRiO students were most interested in the Vanderbilt study abroad options, which include scholarships that cover the experience.

TRiO Tennessee Travelers at Vanderbilt University

At Escape Game Nashville, the students chose the Underground Playground which was themed as a kindergarten class attempting to be promoted to 1st grade. In order to be promoted, the students had to work together to figure out codes and riddles. Even though they did not escape, the students agreed it was an awesome experience.

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Fisk University is a small (853 students), predominantly African American institution in Nashville, Tennessee. Fisk alumni include Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Eliza Ann Grier, first African-American physician in Georgia.

Fisk students can begin working toward medical programs in their junior year through the Meharry Medical College BA to MD Pathway program, which is housed directly across the street from Fisk.

TRiO Tennessee Travelers Tour Fisk University

TRiO Tennessee

Travelers Play The Escape Game

“The things I enjoyed about our trip to Nashville would be (first) seeing all of Nashville, (second) the escape room, and (third) exploring my options and looking at other schools.” —Destiny Moore

TRiO on the Wallace Community College Sparks and Dothan Campuses is made up of three programs: Student Support Services, Upward Bound and Talent Search. They are federally

funded programs by the U. S. Department of Education that provide support and opportunity for eligible students-middle school through college. To reach any person on this list, call 983-3521 or 687-3543 and then the extension below:

Student Support Services Mickey Baker…………..…………. Ext. 4244 mbaker@wallace.edu Terri Ricks ………....……….…… Ext. 4272 tricks@wallace.edu Jane French ………………….…... Ext. 4249 jfrench@wallace.edu Kathy Lawhorn ………………..... Ext. 2367 klawhorn@wallace.edu Jertavia Lyman….……………….. Ext. 2620 jlyman@wallace.edu Lisa Peterson ……………………. Ext. 4271 lpeterson@wallace.edu Lauren Herndon …………………. Ext. 2368 lherndon@wallace.edu

Upward Bound Brittany Jones……………………. Ext. 4256 bjones@wallace.edu Mary Pearl Morris………………. Ext. 4255 mmorris@wallace.edu

Talent Search Tameka Williams……………….. Ext. 4280 twilliams@wallace.edu Buffae Howard………………….. Ext. 4283 bhoward@wallace.edu Laurie Greene…………………… Ext. 4281 lgreene@wallace.edu Dorothy Hawkins……………….. Ext. 4226 dhawkins@wallace.edu

“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”

—Henry David Thoreau

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Scholarships and Financial Aid Information

Wallace Community College Sparks Campus Foundation 2017 Spring Scholarships. Scholarships are available for students who register for and maintain a full academic load or one that is consistent with their chosen program of study. Only students enrolled on the Sparks Campus are eligible. Student must complete the FAFSA. All scholarship application information must be received in the WCC Sparks Campus Foundation Office by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 18, 2016. Wallace Community College Foundation Spring 2017 Scholarship Packet. Scholarships are available to students on the Wallace Campus who are taking a minimum of 12 credit hours or a load consistent with their program of study. Completed application packets must be received in the WCC Foundation Office no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 28, 2016. For more information and applications, go to: www.wallace.edu Financial Aid Current Scholarships